The Brookhaven leader., 1887-11-03
TOWN AND COUNTY ITEMS.

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ur.F. r. Becker has purchased the
Swan place.
Mrs. VIC. Harris is visiting her daugh-
ter at Brandon.
Mr.. Abshagan is building on the old
Robertson place.
Bishop and Mrs. Galloway went to New
Orleans last Friday.
We hope merchants are getting their
fall advertising ready.
u,ss Ruth Crutcher has been visiting
the Misses Dudley at Crystal Springs.
Ray. A. F. Watkins left Tuesday on
n short visit to his mother at Natchez.
The Chautauquan Circle meets at the
residence of Mr.. Jessie Warren tonight.
Hons. Nat Dale and Isaac Smith made
Union Hall melodious with their fine
voices.
Union Halls estimable people attract
many Brookha ventes on public occasions
out there.
Misses Berthe and Jessie Perkins spent
Sunday with Mrs. VIM. Maxwell near
UuiOn Hall.
CIsTERNs-A. Riggs & Bro, 247 Delord
street, near Dryades, New Orleans. Send
for price list
II seems conceded by all hands, except
his opponents, that Doc Cox will be our
next Assessor.
The essay on "Church Music" read
mt Union Hall on last Sabbath by Mrs.
Hobbs was voted to be published.
Rev. J. r. Nicholson. of Hazlehurst, has
been preaching some splendid sermons in
the NJ. Z. Church. MIR. N. is greatly be-
loved by our people.
MIR. and Mrs. X. G. Latting and their
beautiful children, of Grenada, are visit
ing Mr.. and Mrs. Baggett. Many friends
welcome them.
The postoffice at Konola has been dis
continued. Our subscribers of that place
will please notify us where to send their
papers hereafter.
Our young friend Homer Byrd has re-
turned from Trinity, La, and resumed
his position in the News Office. Homer
is one of our coming men.
Rev. J. A. Scarborough distinguished
himself by his splendid talk at the Fifth
Sunday meeting. DIR. Gambrell
thinks that he "nose" it all
The voting precinct has been changed
from Vaughn's to Friendship church, in
Beet S. and in Beet 2, from Little Bahala
church to GOodwater school house.
Rev. J. r. Parish, who has justly won
the title of ''the great Railroad preacher"
spent last Saturday and Sunday in Gre
NADIA county, preaching to large congre-
cations.
The LEADER is indebted to Messrs j. f.
Decell, w. B johnson, S. p. Oliver, j. q.
Sessions, ID. II. S. Cox, Elder +. z. Doug
lass and others for pleasant calls during
the last few days.
The election commissioners have been
in session this week appointing inspectors
and peace officers and revising the regis
tration books. The ballot boxes will be
sent out next Saturday.
Do you want breach loading OF muz-
zle-loading shot-guns II you do, call at
J. X. Perkins Hardware Store. just re-
ce!ved a fine line of single and double
barrels cheap for cash. oct 274t
1t takes more than "dry weather" to
stay Mr.. 4. Mikas' fine turnip
crop. His samples have been greatly
admired at our Office. Mrs. Isaac Smith
also has our thanks for some fine spec
linens.
Rev. J. b. Gsmbrell, of Jackson, with
his beautiful little daughter, Helen, visit
ed our city on last Sabbath. DR.. GAM
brell preached at Union Hall at II a. m,
and at the Brookhaven Baptist Church at
7:30 p. m.
Mrs. lobe Cox has the editors sincere
thanks for peck of fiue pumpkin yam
sweet potatoes, kindly delivered by our
esteemed friend 'Doc" Cox. She has
raised a splendid crop of this the best of
of all varieties of sweet potatoe.
There were Ia accessions to the
Methodist church during the protracted
meeting which closed Monday night,
which made IL received altogether dur
ing the conference year. Rev. A. +.
Watkins and his co-labOrers in the nin-
istry are faithful undershepherds.
The circulation of the LEADER has in
creased within the last week AZ copies.
friend in Franklin has our thanks for a
good list of subscribers. If our friends
IN this and adjoining counties will oaly
assist us to extend the circulation of the
LEADER, we will soon make it the best
aud most influential paper ever published
In South Mississippi.
Prohibitionists are urged to be on the
alert and report every person, it matters
not whom, Who uses whisky to inf uence
voters, with the proof to establish their
guilt, to the Chairman of the Contra
Prohibition Club. Prohibitionists in the
neighborhood of each voting precint are
requested to look closely after this.
The Ministers and Deacons' meeting
held at Union Hall on the fifth Sabbath
was most pleasant and profitable one.
Everything was harmonious and all seem
ndA a.